Spirit Summoning
Sorcery — Lesson
Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #26232
Spirit Summoning puts a 3/3 flying Spirit token into play the turn you play it — relevant board presence stapled to a permanent that keeps ticking. At three mana with a background clause, it earns its slot only in decks built around spirit tribal or token synergies; elsewhere, it's outclassed by standalone token makers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Spirit Summoning is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it realistically sees play is Commander. Pauper is theoretically possible, but a three-mana do-nothing-until-next-turn enchantment competes poorly in a format defined by efficient commons. In every non-rotating format with a broader card pool, Spirit Summoning is strictly a Commander card — and even there, only in decks that specifically reward enchantments entering, spirits entering, or token generation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Spirit Summoning is pure bulk — pick it up in any common box or throw it in a cart to hit free shipping. Bulk rares don't appreciate unless a combo or commander pushes them into demand, and nothing on the horizon makes that likely here.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.